After the celebration of life ceremony for legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers will take the field against the San Francisco Giants at American Family Field.
Follow along for live updates as Chad Patrick (3-8, 3.61) takes the mound for Milwaukee against San Francisco’s Robbie Ray (10-6, 2.85).
A freshly re-done plaque honoring iconic Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was unveiled just in time for a celebration of life ceremony Aug. 24.
Robin Yount brings the crowd to its feet
Robin Yount began his time on the microphone with a joke.
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He finished it with a fitting poignant-yet-humorous story of Uecker.
Yount, the final person to talk during the ceremony, started talking with his microphone turned upside down, of which he cracked “Bob taught me that.”
After some short comments about Uecker, who famously called his 3,000th career hit and all 20 seasons of his playing career, Yount told the story of what Uecker said to him toward the end of his life.
“I’m not afraid of dying,” Yount recalled Uecker telling him. “I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
With that, the crowd came to its feet and the on-stage portion of the ceremony concluded, leading into Bob Uecker Jr. throwing the first pitch out to Yount with the team on the field behind him.
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Christian Yelich addresses crowd before game
Brewers designated hitter Christian Yelich took the stage and spoke during the ceremony. He spoke of the special magic inside his customized “Ueck” bat before wrapping up by saying Uecker is “still with us to some extend and I think we all feel that.”
Brewers players, coaches to wear special ‘Ueck’ uniforms
In addition to the special Bob Uecker sleeve patches that have been on the Brewers’ uniforms all season, the full Brewers roster and coaching staff will wear special uniforms for the August 24 game only that have ‘UECK’ as the name on the back.
What time will the Bob Uecker ceremony begin?
The Uecker ceremony on-field will begin between 12:20 and 12:30 p.m. It will be aired on FanDuel Sports Wisconsin.
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What time is the Brewers game against the Giants?
Time: 1:40 p.m. CT. (Delayed 30 minutes due to on-field ceremony)
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight?
TV channel: FanDuel Sports Wisconsin.
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